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Australia wary of China's "destabilizing" actions around Taiwan: Envoy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
During an interview with Kyodo News, Hayhurst said that he is "concerned about actions that China has taken that are destabilizing, whether in relation to Taiwan or in the South China Sea," adding that it is vital to "support peace and stability and avoid conflict and aggression."
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G7: Japanese PM Kishida, his counterparts eyeing separate statement focusi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida and his counterparts from the Group of Seven (G7) leading democracies are seeking to issue a separate statement with language opposing "economic coercion," with China in mind, said the officials familiar with the matter, as cited by Kyodo News.
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G7 finance chiefs to reiterate confidence in global financial stability
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The finance chiefs of the Group of Seven nations on Saturday are expected to reiterate their confidence in global financial stability despite digital bank runs and work to create more robust and resilient supply networks in light of China's ascent, as they wrap up a three-day meeting, report
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Japan: Several injured as 5.2 earthquake rocks Tokyo Bay area
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Several people were left injured after an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit areas surrounding Tokyo Bay early on Thursday, reported Kyodo News.
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Japan: G7 vows to phase out fossil fuels but sets no date for ending coal
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Group of Seven environment and energy ministers vowed to accelerate the phase-out of natural gas and other fossil fuels to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 but failed to set a clear deadline for ending coal power use after their two-day talks that ended Sunday, Japanese News
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Japan: 2 people from missing SDF chopper off Okinawa confirmed dead
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Following a deep-sea dive in search of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter, two people were confirmed dead on Sunday, the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) said, in the first official announcement of deaths resulting from the incident since the chopper lost contact in early April, Japan
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Man arrested after blast leads to Japan PM Kishida's evacuation from speec
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The man was arrested on "suspicion of forcible obstruction of business" after he threw "what appeared to be a smoke bomb" CNN said city Kyodo News.
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Japanese Self-Defense Force helicopter with 10 personnel goes missing
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Rescue efforts continue for the pilots, mechanics and other members of the Self-Defense Forces, according to Kyodo News.
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Japan to curb Covid-19 border controls on May 8
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
With an aim to normalise social and economic activities, Japan government will simultaneously start a new genomic surveillance program, under which entrants with symptoms such as fever are tested voluntarily to detect new infectious diseases, as per Kyodo News.
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Japan: Man dies, another missing as boat capsizes in Kyoto
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to police, the staff member who was punting the boat died, and another staff member is missing. The two other crew members on board are safe, reported Kyodo News.
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Japan man detained in Beijing for alleged violation of China's law: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A senior Japanese company official in his 50s was detained in Beijing earlier this month for alleged violation of the country's law, Kyodo News reported, citing a source familiar with Japan-China relations said on Saturday.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin promises to return to Thailand post-election, face
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After years of living in self-exile overseas, Thaksin said in an interview with Kyodo News while visiting Tokyo that he is waiting it out before maybe returning this year. In order to avoid serving time in prison, he fled Thailand in 2008 after being overthrown in a military coup in 2006.
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